Impact Hammer

The Impact Hammer is the only physical weapon that can be carried by the player. It is accessible by pressing B on the 360 controller, and is also auto switched when out of all ammo.

Utilizing the Impact Hammer
The Impact Hammer can only be used in very close quarters. The Primary fire allows you to charge a powerful pulse, that, when released, can kill an un-armored foe in one hit. However, this can be very risky to use; if the enemy does have ammo, he can kill you before you can close in on him. The Primary fire will knock back foes who survive the hit, and will do strong damage to a Shield Belt, though this is still ill advised. The Impact Hammer takes quite awhile to fully charge, and the enemy will have time to kill you. Impact Hammer wars involve two or more players running into each other with only the Impact Hammer, and charging and blasting their enemies into blood and chunks. The secondary fire of the Impact Hammer is a non damaging, but lethal E.M.P. It is charged the same way as the primary fire, though it is activated by the secondary fire button. This removes power-ups from the target, as well as removing players from vehicles. The E.M.P does not do damage to vehicles either. However, it does remove any power-up, including the shield belt and Invulnerability.

Cons
The Impact Hammer is only effective at extreme close range. Therefore, it can be defeated at any range beyond the former. The Link Gun, Stinger Minigun , Sniper Rifle , and Shock Rifle are most effective. The Stinger and Shock Rifle can push the Hammer user away from you, neutralizing their close range potential. The Link Gun can lay down a large amount of fire onto an enemy, and quickly kill them before they can get close. If an Impact Hammer user gets close, do NOT switch to your Hammer. Chances are that theirs is already charged, so you would not have enough time to charge yours. It is most effective in this position to switch to the Flak Cannon, as the close range power should kill your opponent before they can kill you.